Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Litigation On June 6, 2022, plaintiff Kranthi Gorlamari ("Plaintiff") filed a putative class action complaint captioned Gorlamari v. Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against us and certain of our current and former officers and directors ("Defendants"). On January 12, 2023, the Plaintiff filed an amended complaint alleging that Defendants violated federal securities laws by, among other things, failing to disclose certain manufacturing deficiencies at the facility where our contract manufacturer produced bulk solution for the YCANTH (VP-102) drug device and that such deficiencies posed a risk to the prospects for regulatory approval of YCANTH (VP-102) for the treatment of molluscum. The amended complaint seeks unspecified compensatory damages and other relief on behalf of Plaintiff and all other persons and entities which purchased or otherwise acquired our securities between the period from May 19, 2021 and May 24, 2022 (the "Putative Class Period"). On January 12, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint. The Court held that Plaintiff’s claims relating to statements made in May and June 2021 were sufficiently pled, but dismissed Plaintiff’s claims relating to all other statements made during the Putative Class Period. On January 26, 2024, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint in an attempt to cure certain of the deficiencies identified in the January 12, 2024 ruling. On September 3, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. The Court dismissed Plaintiff’s claims related to one of the two individual defendants but held that Plaintiff’s claims against the Company and the other individual defendant were sufficiently pled. On March 4, 2026, the Court granted Plaintiff's motion for class certification. On July 10, 2026, following mediation in June, the parties subsequently entered into a term sheet reflecting an agreement in principle to settle the litigation. The settlement remains subject to customary conditions, including execution of final settlement documents, notice to the class and court approval. As a result of these developments, the Company recorded an accrued legal settlement liability of $4.0 million, representing the full amount of its estimated settlement obligation. Because the Company is the primary obligor under the term sheet and will be the primary obligor in the final settlement documents, the liability has been recognized on a gross basis and is presented as an accrued legal settlement liability in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company also recognized a separate insurance recovery asset of $2.3 million, representing amounts that are probable of recovery under its directors' and officers' liability insurance policies. The insurance recovery asset is presented separately within current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The net impact of the settlement, after consideration of the expected insurance recovery, was $1.7 million, which was recorded as legal settlement expense, net of insurance recovery, within operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. In addition, on October 21, 2024, May 12, 2025, and June 26, 2025, plaintiffs Ivan S. Cohen, Paul Cannon, and Joseph Bonaccorso, respectively, each filed a putative stockholder derivative lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Each derivative complaint names the Company as a nominal defendant and purports to bring claims on behalf of the company against certain of our current and former directors and officers for alleged violations of the federal securities laws and breaches of their fiduciary duties in relation to substantially the same factual allegations as the above-described Gorlamari class action lawsuit. Each derivative complaint primarily seeks to recover for the Company compensatory damages for losses allegedly sustained related to the facts alleged, restitution, and punitive damages. On December 16, 2024, the Court granted the parties' joint stipulation to stay the Cohen derivative lawsuit. On July 21, 2025, the Court granted the parties' joint stipulation in the Cohen and Cannon derivative lawsuits to consolidate the two actions and stay the consolidated action. On July 24, 2025, the plaintiff in the Bonaccorso derivative lawsuit filed a corrected complaint to clarify that the named plaintiff "is not Joseph (Joe) Bonaccorso, the former Chief Commercial Officer" of the Company. On July 29, 2025, the plaintiff in the Bonaccorso derivative lawsuit filed a notice voluntarily dismissing the action without prejudice. On August 5, 2026, the court in the consolidated Cohen and Cannon derivative action entered an order continuing the stay of the action until the conclusion of the settlement approval process in the Gorlamari class action lawsuit. The derivative actions are covered under the same directors' and officers' liability insurance policies as the securities class action, and amounts incurred in connection with these matters are applied against the same self-insured retention. The Company is also involved in ordinary, routine legal proceedings that are not considered by management to be material. The Company's management believes the ultimate liabilities resulting from such legal proceedings will not materially affect the financial position of the Company or its results of operations or cash flows.

On June 6, 2022, plaintiff Kranthi Gorlamari ("Plaintiff") filed a putative class action complaint captioned Gorlamari v. Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against us and certain of our current and former officers and directors ("Defendants"). On January 12, 2023, the Plaintiff filed an amended complaint alleging that Defendants violated federal securities laws by, among other things, failing to disclose certain manufacturing deficiencies at the facility where our contract manufacturer produced bulk solution for the YCANTH (VP-102) drug device and that such deficiencies posed a risk to the prospects for regulatory approval of YCANTH (VP-102) for the treatment of molluscum. The amended complaint seeks unspecified compensatory damages and other relief on behalf of Plaintiff and all other persons and entities which purchased or otherwise acquired our securities between the period from May 19, 2021 and May 24, 2022 (the "Putative Class Period").

On January 12, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint. The Court held that Plaintiff’s claims relating to statements made in May and June 2021 were sufficiently pled, but dismissed Plaintiff’s claims relating to all other statements made during the Putative Class Period. On January 26, 2024, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint in an attempt to cure certain of the deficiencies identified in the January 12, 2024 ruling. On September 3, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. The Court dismissed Plaintiff’s claims related to one of the two individual defendants but held that Plaintiff’s claims against the Company and the other individual defendant were sufficiently pled. On March 4, 2026,

the Court granted Plaintiff's motion for class certification. On July 10, 2026, following mediation in June, the parties subsequently entered into a term sheet reflecting an agreement in principle to settle the litigation. The settlement remains subject to customary conditions, including execution of final settlement documents, notice to the class and court approval. As a result of these developments, the Company recorded an accrued legal settlement liability of $4.0 million, representing the full amount of its estimated settlement obligation. Because the Company is the primary obligor under the term sheet and will be the primary obligor in the final settlement documents, the liability has been recognized on a gross basis and is presented as an accrued legal settlement liability in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company also recognized a separate insurance recovery asset of $2.3 million, representing amounts that are probable of recovery under its directors' and officers' liability insurance policies. The insurance recovery asset is presented separately within current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The net impact of the settlement, after consideration of the expected insurance recovery, was $1.7 million, which was recorded as legal settlement expense, net of insurance recovery, within operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

In addition, on October 21, 2024, May 12, 2025, and June 26, 2025, plaintiffs Ivan S. Cohen, Paul Cannon, and Joseph Bonaccorso, respectively, each filed a putative stockholder derivative lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Each derivative complaint names the Company as a nominal defendant and purports to bring claims on behalf of the company against certain of our current and former directors and officers for alleged violations of the federal securities laws and breaches of their fiduciary duties in relation to substantially the same factual allegations as the above-described Gorlamari class action lawsuit. Each derivative complaint primarily seeks to recover for the Company compensatory damages for losses allegedly sustained related to the facts alleged, restitution, and punitive damages. On December 16, 2024, the Court granted the parties' joint stipulation to stay the Cohen derivative lawsuit. On July 21, 2025, the Court granted the parties' joint stipulation in the Cohen and Cannon derivative lawsuits to consolidate the two actions and stay the consolidated action. On July 24, 2025, the plaintiff in the Bonaccorso derivative lawsuit filed a corrected complaint to clarify that the named plaintiff "is not Joseph (Joe) Bonaccorso, the former Chief Commercial Officer" of the Company. On July 29, 2025, the plaintiff in the Bonaccorso derivative lawsuit filed a notice voluntarily dismissing the action without prejudice. On August 5, 2026, the court in the consolidated Cohen and Cannon derivative action entered an order continuing the stay of the action until the conclusion of the settlement approval process in the Gorlamari class action lawsuit. The derivative actions are covered under the same directors' and officers' liability insurance policies as the securities class action, and amounts incurred in connection with these matters are applied against the same self-insured retention.